Here’s what’s happening in South Carolina - don’t miss out!
May 15, 2020
The South Carolina Medical Device Alliance, a partnership between SCRA, Clemson University, Medical University of South Carolina and Industry, has released three new RFPs. All are due by 5 pm EDT, THIS WEDS,May 20.
SCRA has allocated
substantial additional funding in grants and SC Launch, Inc. investments with a particular focus on current Client Companies to assist them in navigating through these unprecedented times.
SCRA is hiring! The Business Development Representative focuses on cultivating annual contributions to the Industry Partnership Fund (IPF), a key funding source for SCRA.
Learn more and apply
NEWS
UofSC Students Receive Seed Funding to Test Ideas Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis. The McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise at UofSC, in partnership with the Faber Entrepreneurship Center at the Darla Moore School of Business and
SCRA, jointly announced nine student winners of the UofSC COVID-19 Ideas Challenge, combined which are receiving $9,000 to kickstart their project development.
Venture Carolina, an educational nonprofit whose mission is to support entrepreneurs in the Carolinas, is making its
Sharpen Founder mental health app
available for free to all entrepreneurs in South Carolina.
SC Launch Client Company, Sharpen, is a mental health content and technology company based in Spartanburg, SC.
MAY 15
12 noon: Inc + US Chamber National Small Business Town Hall #8
1 pm: US FDA Webinar: Virtual Town Hall – Production and Use of 3D Printed Swabs with COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
MAY 19
10 am: SCBIO Webinar: Next Up – How SC Healthcare is Taking On COVID-19
New COVID-19 Tech Talent Marketplace – Assists high-skilled workers across the state that may have been displaced as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The site will: Collect profiles and resumes from job seekers looking for tech-related positions throughout SC • Make those profiles available to partner companies who are hiring • Promote SC tech companies, including links to both home pages and career pages.
accelerate.sc.gov will direct users how to file for unemployment, while also leading them to new employment opportunities and information about the state’s revitalization efforts.
The
SC Life Sciences Job Board matches COVID-displaced employees with SC life sciences companies that are hiring right now. Companies can post positions for free.
